Active citizenship, education and service learning. (July 2013)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Birdwell, Jonathan; Scott, Ralph; Horley, Edward
• Other Names: Sundström Mikael guest-editor.; Fernández Christian guest-editor.
• Is Part Of: Education, citizenship and social justice. Volume 8:Number 2(2013)
• Page Start: 185
• Page End: 199
• Publication Date: 2013-07
• Subjects: Citizenship -- National Citizen Service -- republican citizenship -- service learning -- volunteering; Citizenship -- Periodicals; Education -- Periodicals; Social justice -- Periodicals; 303.372
• DOI: 10.1177/1746197913483683
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1746-1979

Abstract

This article explores how active citizenship can be encouraged through education and community action. It proposes that service learning and a renewed focus on voluntarism can both promote social cohesion between different ethnic and cultural groups while also fostering among the population a greater understanding of and commitment to civic culture. It reviews the international evidence on service programmes and the newly created National Citizen Service programme in the United Kingdom, arguing for a greater role for service learning in the citizen educational offer.